Driver rattled, bruised after vehicle flips into Cuyahoga River

A car is lifted out of the Cuyahoga River after being partially submerged under North Portage Path, Tuesday, in Akron. The accident occurred over night when the driver, Robert Bugge, 50, of Akron, lost control of the vehicle and walked away from the accident (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Robert Bugge, 50, of Akron, talks to reporters about escaping from his partially submerged car late Monday night after he lost control of the vehicle causing it to plummet in the Cuyahoga River under a bridge on North Portage Path Tuesday in Akron. Bugge walked away from the accident and arrived at the scene after he was contacted by the Akron Police Department. Bugge said he swerved to avoid hitting a deer. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)

Emergency crews responded Tuesday to an overturned car in the Cuyahoga River at Portage Path in Akron. The driver walked away from the crash. (PHIL TREXLER/Akron Beacon Journal)

Emergency crews responded Tuesday to an overturned car in the Cuyahoga River at Portage Path in Akron. The driver walked away from the crash. (PHIL TREXLER/Akron Beacon Journal)

Emergency crews responded Tuesday to an overturned car in the Cuyahoga River at Portage Path in Akron. The driver walked away from the crash. (PHIL TREXLER/Akron Beacon Journal)

Members of the Akron Fire Department open the door of a vehicle partially submerged in the Cuyahoga River to search for occupants under North Portage Path Tuesday in Akron. The accident occurred over night when the driver, Robert Bugge, 50 of Akron, lost control of the vehicle and walked away from the accident. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)